On Wednesday, President Petr Pavel welcomed Prince Edward, brother of the British monarch King Charles III, to the Throne Hall of Prague Castle. The two men met for the first time the day before, when Mr Pavel invited him to the cultural and social centre Malostranská Beseda.
Prince Edward then headed to Vestec, a village near the capital, to plant the last tree in an avenue created to mark the 100th birthday of his father, Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh International Award, founded by Prince Philip, has been operating in the Czech Republic since 1995. Gold medals will be presented to successful graduates of the programme by Edward in a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.